Question

When he first took the oath, he said, he made a “sacred commitment” to “consecrate my office and wisdom to the cause of peace among nations.”
Which statement best explains how the use of language affects the tone?


It creates a formal and suspicious tone.

It creates an informal and exultant tone.

It creates a formal and solemn tone.

It creates an informal and skeptical tone.

Answer 1

Answer: C) It creates a formal and solemn tone.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the statement that best explains how the use of language affects the tone of the given paragraph is the corresponding to option C, we can see the formal and solemn tone in  phrases like "sacred commitment."

Answer 2

It creates a formal and solemn tone.